Fast Five July 2025

Dear colleagues,

Welcome to the Fast Five with OF&S! This campus-wide monthly publication highlights the latest updates on our key initiatives. Here are the five things you need to know about OF&S this Friday:

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May Admin Forum Sparks Conversation on Communication, Engagement, and AI

From big ideas to practical tools—get the insights that are guiding what’s next.

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Asana Expansion: More Seats, More Collaboration, More Impact

Building on progress—OF&S increases licensing to welcome more teams into the enterprise instance of Asana.

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Rice Launches New AI Tools: Gemini and NotebookLM

New AI resources and training bring smarter solutions to the Rice community.

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Insights with an OF&S Leader: Tam Dao

Meet Tam Dao, an OF&S leader who is keeping our campus safe and secure and aiming to set the standard for policing and research security.

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The Best of the Best: FY25 Fast Five Highlights

Catch up on OF&S highlights with the top Fast Five articles of FY25.

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Missed a Fast Five?

Revisit all Fast Five articles on the OF&S website.

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All my best,

Kelly Fox, Executive Vice President for Operations, Finance, & Support